Ready for Takeoff! (5/5)

Ji Hao stared fervently at the jade slip in his hand. This jade slip was not merely a cultivation technique, but also a resource. The Second Primordial Spirit secret art from The Desolate Era required vast resources to support it, and this jade slip contained every resource required—a foolproof operation.

This One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Technique might not create the greatest number of incarnations, but it possessed the highest potential. It could divide into three Second Primordial Spirit incarnations, no different from the true body, and also contained the transformations of the Profound, Origin, and Beginning Qi. Its mysteries were inexhaustible.

"The transformations of the Profound, Origin, and Beginning Qi truly contain endless mysteries. I can't comprehend them fully!"

Ji Hao awoke from the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Technique and said,

"One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones still requires vessels, but that isn't a drawback."

"Perhaps it'll be even more interesting!"

Ji Hao thought of the Azure Emperor's Heart within the Azure Emperor's Tomb.

"That might be the most suitable vessel, and its potential could even surpass this original body of mine."

"If I use 'Beginning' to rewind the Azure Emperor's Heart to its earliest state, it would no longer be the Azure Emperor's Son, but an Immortality Elixir transformed into human form, comparable to the Azure Emperor himself."

"With such talent, it would be enough to stand at the very pinnacle of the universe. And once the three primordial spirits gather, their speed of comprehending the Dao would also be extraordinary."

Ji Hao seriously counted on his fingers. "Including my original body, it would be equivalent to four of me cultivating together. Two hundred years could be used as eight hundred."

"In eight hundred years, it wouldn't be excessive for me to slap a Supreme Being to death with every palm strike, right?" he fantasized.

"Now that I think about it, isn't this cheat a little too overpowered?"

"But I like it!" Thinking of the dumbfounded expressions on those Supreme Beings' faces when the Road to Immortality opened in the future, Ji Hao broke into a wicked grin.

"By that logic, the vessels for the remaining two primordial spirits can't be weak either."

"The only things comparable to an Immortality Elixir taking human form are the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo, the Chaotic Body, descendants of immortals, and Immortal Artifact spirits taking human form."

"It seems I can find all of those in the Big Dipper!"

Ji Hao thought of Wu Shi's essence blood at Yaochi's old site, as well as the five-colored blood that seemed to remain on the Undying Man's Skin in the Immortal Burial Ground, and the Divine Child hidden in the Ji Family's stone workshop.

"Perhaps the corpse of Ruthless in the Chaotic Dragon's Nest could work too. I remember she had several Chaotic Body corpses."

"But if Ruthless notices that I'm using her corpse for something strange, she'd probably slap me to death in one blow!"

Thinking of this, Ji Hao shook his head fearfully. Unlike Wu Shi and Wan Qing, one was asleep while the other had traveled far to the Strange World. Taking a little of their essence blood would not be much of a problem.

But Ruthless was different. Though she was muddled most of the time, there was no guarantee she would not awaken while he extracted Chaotic Blood. If a palm came flying from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, that would not be fun.

"In that case, two of the three primordial spirits are already settled. As for the last one, I'll decide depending on the situation. This project can't be completed in a day or two." Ji Hao carefully put away the jade slip.

This was the first time he had fished up something that helped him so tremendously.

"This is what a golden finger should be like. While my luck is good, let's do it again!" Ji Hao said as he stroked the fishing rod.

This time, he fixed his gaze on the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Seed emitting seven-colored radiance.

"I hope I get something good this time, preferably a weapon or something. Equivalent exchange—without a Quasi-Immortal Emperor Artifact by my side, I never feel safe!" Ji Hao said, rubbing his hands together.

Ji Hao cast the hook again, sending it into the Chaos Sea.

The hook swayed its way into an incomparably vast universe. Just how vast was it?

It would take the combined size of nine Chaos Universes from Ji Ning's world to rival it. It was divided into three layers: the uppermost layer overflowed with immortal qi, the middle layer was utterly ordinary, and the lowest layer was filled with depravity and destruction. Beyond the Three Realms were countless universes being born and dying, together forming the myriad heavens and worlds.

Outside it, several existences no smaller than this world slumbered.

The hook did not awaken those sleeping Other Shores. It silently arrived in the world of The Sage Who Transcended Samsara.

No, it could not exactly be called silent, because it was discovered the instant it entered.

Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, spiritual herbs and exotic flowers spread everywhere, while immortal birds and auspicious beasts wandered at ease. An air of Daoist tranquility gently drifted through the air.

At the center of this immortal realm stood an utterly ordinary palace, bearing three characters that could not be recognized, yet whose meaning was naturally understood:

"Tusita Palace!"

An elderly Daoist in robes sat cross-legged before the Eight Trigrams Furnace with his eyes closed, seemingly eternal and unchanging.

Upon this Daoist, there seemed to be countless universes and layer upon layer of heavens. The Grand Dao developed from its opening, flourished, and then moved toward its end.

From nothing came existence, and from existence came nothingness.

Daoist Celestial Worthy, foundation of existence!

Daoist Celestial Worthy sensed the fishing rod's arrival but paid it no heed, governing through nonaction and letting nature take its course.

Only when he sensed the seven-colored Dao Seed merge into the myriad heavens and worlds, strengthening the power of the epochal cycle by another degree, did a trace of surprise appear on his face.

Even so, he did not interfere. After all, the stronger the power of the epochal cycle became, the better they could transcend.

Thus, rather than stopping it, he flicked his whisk and combined two streams of light wandering through the myriad heavens and worlds, sending them onto the hook.

What the hook had brought strengthened the power of the epochal cycle and benefited them. That was the cause; his gift in return was the effect.

Soon, Ji Hao reeled in the fishing rod again. The moment he saw the two fragment-like objects, his heart sank.

Trembling, he opened the information panels for the two fragments. Then his laughter rang throughout the entire fishing space.

The information nearly blinded Ji Hao's Martial Dao Heavenly Eyes.

Haotian Mirror Fragment: A supreme Other Shore treasure of the ancient Haotian Shangdi. It shattered alongside the Eastern Emperor Bell during the great battle with Eastern Emperor Taiyi for the position of Heavenly Emperor. It possesses the essence of the Other Shore, contains the Dao of Space, and can connect the myriad worlds. It is the pinnacle of the Space Grand Dao.

Eastern Emperor Bell Fragment: A supreme Other Shore treasure of the ancient Eastern Emperor Taiyi. It shattered alongside the Haotian Mirror during the struggle with Haotian Shangdi for the position of Heavenly Emperor. It possesses the essence of the Other Shore and is the strongest supreme treasure of the Time Grand Dao. Mysterious and unfathomable, it can manipulate time and reverse the flow of time.

Ji Hao could not stop the corners of his mouth from rising. Two Other Shore-level weapons—even if only fragments remained, the Dao laws and everything else contained within them were incomparably precious.

Simply holding them in his palm, Ji Hao seemed to see the reflections of the Time Grand Dao and Space Grand Dao, as though the mysteries of both Great Daos had been laid bare before his eyes.

"They're truly beautiful!" Ji Hao exclaimed admiringly.

The Haotian Mirror Fragment was only a tiny piece, yet it seemed to be formed from countless mirror shards. It emitted five-colored radiance, and every time he looked at the shards, it was as if he were seeing the world from a different angle.

In an instant, he fell into enlightenment, and the Emperor Blood within his body resonated along with it.